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. 1996 Oct;34(10):2588–2589. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2588-2589.1996

Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric Menetrier's disease by in situ hybridization.

J A Hochman 1, D P Witte 1, M B Cohen 1
PMCID: PMC229324  PMID: 8880525

Abstract

A previously healthy 7-year-old boy presented with a protein-losing enteropathy secondary to a hypertrophic gastropathy. The diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was established by detection of CMV inclusion bodies in gastric biopsy samples and by hybridization with a CMV probe. This report further strengthens the association between CMV and pediatric Menetrier's disease.

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